AustinImprovWiki - PSRDance Bill Julee Workshop

Don't hunch your shoulders!
Avoid holding the follow's hand at a weird angle
A slide to the right
- Tilt your shoulders to the left.
- Sink into the left foot.
- Push across to your right foot.
  - Make sure you push straight across, instead of arcing up and down.
- Land on the right foot.
- Make sure you 'collect' your left foot under you.
Note that stepping into your foot (step on the ball of your foot and then sink through the rest) is always an option.
When turning/pivoting in blues, always try to prepare in the opposite direction.
- ... but not so far that you're going into a dip
Counterbalance
- Start on the center of your feet.
  - In: Move your weight forward just until you could (theoretically) lift your heels.
  - Out: Move your weight backward just until you could (theoretically) lift your toes.
- You'll want one of your feet to be a tiny bit in front and the other foot to be a tiny bit scooted back.
- Make sure that your abs are tucked in.
  - Tilted backwards rather than forwards.
- You can do weight shifts (side to side) at the same time.
- Simultaneous wiggling is also possible.

Your shoulders are hunched up in Lindy, too -- don't do that.
- Keep your arms open & relaxed.
On 2, you've been bending the follow's right hand funny. This needs to stop.
- You've used your left hand to push the follow in a circle.
- In process, you tilt your left hand down, and push her right hand back at a right angle.
- Pretend your left wrist is on a tabletop, and just goes around.
If 1,2,3&4 doesn't take you all the way around 180º, you have more room to set up momentum for 5,6,7&8.
7&8 gives you a chance to back up a little further on the right side than the left.
- Then, if you have a good connection, the step on 1 can be very small (just bringing your feet together)
Match the follow's rotation on 5&6 -- maintain eye contact (or maintain a position from which you could maintain eye contact) throughout.
Your steps should always be small but definite.
When going out of closed position, the follow will want to step on her right foot.
From closed position, you can go into grapevines.